JOHN HARRIS LESLEY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (Dec. 25, 1850- aft. 1904) Talledaga county, Alabama John Harris Lesley, a well-known citizen of Talladega county, was…
FRANCIS MARION KING BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (Dec.25, 1832-Nov. 13, 1911) Talladega and Coosa county, Alabama Francis Marion King was one of the best farmers…
SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE . . . The opinions now held by physicians that “raw cow's milk is better for children than boiled” is…
ALMOND CUSTARD Recipe from 1890s Scald and blanch half a pound of shelled sweet almonds and three ounces of bitter almonds, throwing them, as…
This biography is in the book FIRST FAMILIES OF LAWRENCE COUNTY, ALABAMA VOLUME I HENRY WATKINS COLLIER and SCOTTS of Lawrence County, Alabama The Wyatts and…
THE BIG GULLY AND THE RAVINE (Partial transcription of a history of Tuscaloosa written by an older resident, Ben A. Green, in 1931 who…
UNION CHURCH NEWS (Transcribed from The Grand Bay News, Grand Bay, Alabama, October 1, 1915) Fred Freeland is suffering an attack of marelia (malaria?).…
MATRIMONIAL MUSSES AT MOBILE A Breezy Elopement and a Hilarious Grass Widow. (Transcribed from The Montgomery Advertiser June 21, 1890) Mr. Ulmer and Mrs.…
From Solyhull Churchyard, Warwickshire, England The following Epitaph was written by a certain Rev. Dr. Greenwood on his wife, who died in childbirth. One…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 3 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK.…
(Transcribed and unedited excerpt from a story that was written by WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer, Susan Russell. The Cooper coffin and the strange…
(Transcribed from The Grand Bay News, Grand Bay, Alabama, October 1, 1915) THEODORE NOTES (By P. W. F.) Theodore, Ala., Sept. 28 (Special Correspondence)…
DAVID MARSHALL SCOTT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (December 23, 1847 - Tuscaloosa and Dallas County, Alabama David Marshall Scott, merchant and postmaster, was born December…
Here are a few more recipes from an old 1880's cookbook that appear interesting.... PEAR PICKLE Select small, sound ones, remove the blossom end,…
It Happened at 4:01 P.M. (Transcription from a history of Tuscaloosa written by an older resident, Ben A. Green, in 1931 who was the…
(Personals from Phenix-Girad Journal (Girard, Alabama) February 6, 1909) GIRARD COUNCIL HELD MEETING And Voted to Allow Stock to Continue Running at Large Girard…
Catholic Cemetery, La Pointe, Wisconsin: To the Memory of Abraham Beaulieu Born 18 September 1822 Accidentally shot 4th April 1844 As a mark of…
This biography is included in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume I and Alabama Pioneer Tod Robinson (1776-1838) Biography, Genealogy with Notes …
WILLIAM CALVIN WEAVER M. D BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1858-aft. 1904) Dallas and Lowndes County, Alabama William Calvin Weaver, M. D., was a physician of…
PIONEER TALLADEGA, ITS MINUTES AND MEMORIES By Jehu Wellington Vandiver CHAPTER XXI (Continued) J. T. MAY J. T. MAY was a Methodist preacher who…
IRVINGTON NEWS AND NOTES GATHERED BY CORRESPONDENTS (Transcribed from The Grand Bay News, Grand Bay, Alabama, October 1, 1915) Events Of The Past Few…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI WILLIAM ANTHONY ALEXANDER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1837-1914) Mobile, Alabama…
While browsing the Alabama State Archives, I have frequently run across some really interesting old photographs of Alabamians with absolutely no information about them.…
BASIL MANLY ALLEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1858-1924) Jefferson County, Alabama Basil Manly Allen was born December 20, 1858, in Carolina County, Virginia, the son…
PIONEER TALLADEGA, ITS MINUTES AND MEMORIES By Jehu Wellington Vandiver CHAPTER VIII INDIAN OCCUPANCY OF TALLADEGA After De Soto had left his trail of…
W. P. Wallace wrote a series of articles in The Centreville Press about Bibb County, Alabama's history. This one of his transcribed articles transcribed…
NOTES FOUND ON THE 1850 CENSUS OF PERRY COUNTY, ALABAMA J. Hugh LeBaron 100 South Rosebud Lane Starkville, MS 39759 [email protected] 1 JOHN LOCKHART…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable & Some Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol VII in EBook, Paperback & Hardcover format RAY…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK, & HARDBACK! JAMES FLEMING…
EARLY LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Lee County was named in honor of Gen. Robert E. Lee, commander-in-chief of the Confederate Armies, and later president of…
